Poker Authors & Their Books

The writers behind poker's most important books — from Doyle Brunson and David Sklansky to the modern GTO authors. Each bio links to all of their titles.

Michael Acevedo

The GTO translator · 1 book

Al Alvarez

The poet of the poker table · 1 book

Tommy Angelo

The poker philosopher · 2 books

Molly Bloom

Host of the world's biggest private games · 1 book

Andrew Brokos

The Thinking Poker host · 2 books

Doyle Brunson

The godfather of poker · 3 books

Mike Caro

'The Mad Genius of Poker' · 2 books

Barry Carter

Poker writer and co-author · 4 books

Bill Chen

The mathematician's mathematician · 1 book

Michael Craig

Chronicler of the biggest game · 1 book

Annie Duke

From WSOP bracelet to decision science · 1 book

Zachary Elwood

The modern authority on tells · 2 books

Owen Gaines

The poker-math distiller · 1 book

Phil Gordon

The boom-era ambassador · 2 books

Barry Greenstein

'The Robin Hood of Poker' · 1 book

Gus Hansen

'The Great Dane' · 1 book

Alton Hardin

The beginner's math teacher · 1 book

Dan Harrington

'Action Dan', the tournament master · 2 books

Phil Hellmuth

The 'Poker Brat' and bracelet king · 1 book

Matthew Janda

The balance theorist · 2 books

Lee Jones

The friendliest teacher in poker · 1 book

Maria Konnikova

The psychologist who learned to win · 1 book

Jonathan Little

Two-time WPT champion turned coach · 2 books

Mason Malmuth

Co-founder of Two Plus Two · 2 books

James McManus

The accidental finalist · 1 book

Ed Miller

The clear-thinking teacher · 4 books

Collin Moshman

The sit & go specialist · 1 book

Daniel Negreanu

'Kid Poker' · 1 book

Lee Nelson

'Final Table', tournament strategist · 2 books

Dara O'Kearney

Modern strategy in the solver era · 2 books

Bill Robertie

Two-time backgammon world champion · 2 books

Dusty Schmidt

The professional's professional · 1 book

Mike Sexton

The voice of the World Poker Tour · 1 book

David Sklansky

The theorist who made poker a science · 4 books

Jared Tendler

The mental-game coach · 2 books

Will Tipton

The heads-up theorist · 1 book

Nathan 'BlackRain79' Williams

The micro-stakes crusher · 2 books

Herbert O. Yardley

The cryptographer card sharp · 1 book